5/23/1951: The Tigers were ahead 7-3 at Yankee Stadium when the game was washed out in the top of the fourth. Both Bud Souchock and Joe DiMaggio lost homers.

On ,May 23 1951 — 5/23/1951: The Tigers were ahead 7-3 at Yankee Stadium when the game was washed out in the top of the fourth. Both Bud Souchock and Joe DiMaggio lost homers.

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